Section 5: Section Diagnostic

Part 1

Use your group’s research from this unit to create lyrics for an original song or to write additional verses to an existing song from Hamilton: An American Musical. Consider the following:

1. How will you create a historically accurate and compelling presentation of your figure?

2. How will you introduce the problem or situation or an observation about your person or event?

3. How can you use dialogue and description to develop the events or characters?

4. What precise words and phrases, literary or rhetorical devices, and sensory language can you use to convey a vivid description?

5. How can you use words to create a picture of the experiences, events, and characters?

6. What words and phrases from your primary sources will you use?

7. How will you conclude the song?

Part 2

In addition to the song lyrics, write an explanatory response that answers the following questions:

1. What is your perspective of the people or events you researched and how is that conveyed in your song lyrics?

2. How did Lin-Manuel Miranda’s content and craft decisions in his lyrics influence your song lyrics?

Support your response with text evidence.